raising awareness of homelessness in overtown
DESCRIPTION
The Interns of Urgent, Inc's FACE Summery Youth Employment and Training Program preformed a community service project that aimed to raise awareness of the issue of homelessness in the Overtown, Miami FL community.TRANSCRIPT
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AWARENESS, ACTIONS AND
FEELINGS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS IN OVERTOWN
PRESENTED BY: RAENIKQUA JAMES, BRITTANY JEAN, TERRI MOISE,
ROSIE CATILUS, TERRANISHA ALBERT, MARQIA BLACK
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UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF RESEARCH.• RESEARCH IS COLLECTING AND PROCESSING DATA AND USING IT TO THE BEST OF OUR ADVANTAGE.
• SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IS VERY HELPFUL IN CREATING CHANGE BECAUSE IT ALLOWS YOU TO BECOME AWARE OF THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES, AND POSSIBILITIES OF CHANGING THE COMMUNITY.
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IDENTIFY THE ISSUE & DEVELOP THE RESEARCH QUESTION
• ONE MAIN ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY: HOMELESSNESS
• RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. WHAT IS THE CURRENT AWARENESS OF THE HOMELESS ISSUE IN OVERTOWN?2. WHAT ARE THE MAIN REASONS FOR HOMELESSNESS IN OVERTOWN? (WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE
A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL?) 3. HOW DO PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT HOMELESSNESS IN OVERTOWN?
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RESEARCH METHODS
• WE DECIDED TO SURVEY THE YOUTH OF OVERTOWN ON THEIR AWARENESS OF THE HOMELESS ISSUE HERE.
WE USED OUR QUALATATIVE RESEARCH METHODS TO COLLECT DATA.
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DATA COLLECTION• ALL RESEARCH INTERNS CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE DATA COLLECTION BY GOING OUT AND SURVEYING
OTHER F.A.C.E INTERNS ON THEIR VIEWS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS.
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ORGANIZE & ANALYZE DATA
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RECOMMENDATIONS
• CHANGE ATTITUDES AND PROMOTE AWARENESS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS IN THE COMMUNITY.
• INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS AND COPING METHODS
• DROP-IN SHELTERS/ 24 HOURS ACCESS FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.
• EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AND JOB TRAINING SPECIFICALLY FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS & YOUTH TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS IN THE FUTURE
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THANK YOU!
Presented By: FACE Community Service Research Interns